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Former Airbus Leader Set To Head eVTOL Pioneer Volocopter
Until July 2021, Dirk Hoke was CEO of Airbus Defence & Space and in September 2022 he will succeed Florian Reuter as CEO and managing director of Volocopter.
Christian Bauer CCO of Volocopter, Florian Reuter CEO of Volocopter, Stefan Klocke Chairman of the Board of Volocopter, and Dirk Hoke, future CEO of Volocopter, in front of the VoloCity
Dirk Hoke (pictured far right) is taking over from Florian Reuter (second left) as CEO and managing director of Volocopter. Also in the photo are chief commercial officer Christian Bauer (far left) and chairman Stefan Klocke in front of the VoloCity eVTOL prototype. (Photo: Volocopter)

Volocopter is refreshing its leadership team with the appointment of a former senior Airbus executive as its CEO and managing director. The German eVTOL aircraft developer today announced that Dirk Hoke, who until September 2021 was CEO of Airbus Defence & Space, will succeed Florian Reuter, who is stepping down in September.

The March 8 announcement came a few days after Volocopter reported that South Korea’s WP Investments, along with Honeywell and previous investor Atlantis, are the main backers for its $170 million Series E funding round. The company says it has now raised $579 million and is valued at $1.7 billion.

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